On June 13, School of Business instructor Mike Clovechok received the title of emeritus during one of SAIT’s spring 2018 convocation ceremonies. He is the first instructor to receive the emeritus title, which is awarded to a retired employee who, through contributions to student success, teaching or research,...
In March, Festus Adebisi became a guest lecturer with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. A Certified Fraud Examiner, Adebisi is one of only three Canadian guest lecturers with...
A unique tilting solar carport has been installed on the south side of SAIT’s Green Building Technologies (GBT) Lab and Demonstration Centre. Covering six stalls, the carport combines solar panels on its roof with solar tracking technology. By tilting to follow the sun — the panels are designed to tilt...
As LINK goes to press, two alumni have been named among eight finalists for the 2018 Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship: Jordan Wilkinson (PCK ’12) from Hexagon Restaurant in Oakville, Ont., and Michael Ellis (ACKP ’12) from the Calgary Winter Club. The winner will be named in October. Photos...
SAIT’s electrical, electrician and electronic programs — previously spread across the MacPhail School of Energy, the School of Information and Communications Technologies, and the School of Manufacturing and Automation — have been brought together within the MacPhail School of Energy. Interim MacPhail...
A long-standing SAIT tradition took place in April as graduates of the 2018 aviation cohort added their signatures to the wing of a Schweizer glider. Graduates and alumni of the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Technology, Avionics Technology and Aircraft Structures Technician programs have been signing...
Translation in 29 different languages — from Amharic to Vietnamese — is now available on sait.ca for all international student web pages as well as web pages for full-time SAIT programs, housing and the English Language Foundations program. “In late 2017, we identified website translation as a need...
In Zanzibar, clubs originally set up for young people to learn life skills are evolving into small businesses such as chicken farms. Last summer, some budding Zanzibari entrepreneurs learned business basics from SAIT School of Business students who travelled to the archipelago off the coast of Africa....
TROJANS RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) has presented its Innovation Award to SAIT Athletics for its Trojans Leadership Training initiative. A continuation of the award-winning Make Some Noise for Mental Health awareness campaign, this initiative offered...
The new logo updates the iconic Trojans red-plumed helmet and was developed based on extensive market research and consultation with students, employees and alumni. “It was a team effort and that’s what we’re all about,” says Wade Komel, Director of SAIT Athletics and Recreation....
